5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Muthomi Njuki did the right thing in bringing this Bill to this House. We need to support it as a House. We have had this mausoleum but it does not add value to our country at all. It is just something like in a distant past or somewhere. People say that we only hear about the Kenyatta Mausoleum on 22nd August when we commemorate the death of Jomo Kenyatta. That is only once in a year. It is important that now more than ever, we open it up. I am sure the money that will be generated from the ...
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5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
unemployment benefits. The roads are good and people are happy. All those things show you that an idea whose time has come can change a country. It is a milestone for this country for this Bill to come to this House. It is a milestone that all of us must support. This country is ready for a change. Look at the glory brought to Kenya by athletics. Our athletes have become our ambassadors. Every other person wants to train in Kenya. If we have people coming to this mausoleum, we will generate income and improve the lives of many Kenyans. ...
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, I beg to give a status report on Petitions before the Committee. The Committee has tabled three Reports on Petitions in the Fourth Session as follows:- (i) Report on consideration of a Petition by Titus Nyamai, on behalf of Kasikeu Ward village elders regarding recognition of village managers; (ii) Report on consideration of a Petition by three Naivasha Maximum Prison inmates regarding alleged radicalisation of inmates, repeal of the Penal Code, amnesty of inmates and relocation of the motor vehicle number plate industry; and, (iii)Report on ...
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Ten Petitions are pending before the Committee.
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
In the first Petition, the petitioner prayed that Parliament, through the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, establishes a mechanism to recognise, facilitate and compensate village managers as a token of appreciation for the service rendered by them. The Committee received submissions from the petitioners and the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. We made the following observations from the evidence adduced in the meetings:- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
(i) Village elders play a crucial role in dispute resolution, community mobilisation, promoting development initiatives and handling security-related issues in villages; and,
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
(ii) Ward administrators employed by the county governments are well remunerated and if the same is not availed to national administrators, including village elders, the national Government risks losing this vital link in provision of national Government services to the public.
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government should provide facilitation stipends to village managers. This should be provided as a Budget item starting from the 2016/2017 Financial Year.
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, our second recommendation on this Petition is that the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government should standardise the size of the area under jurisdiction of village elders and the number of village elders in sublocations to a minimum of three elders and a maximum of five, taking into consideration gender equity, urban and rural settings.
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10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
The second Petition is on alleged radicalisation of inmates, repeal of the Penal Code, amnesty for inmates and relocation of the motor vehicle number plates industry. The petitioners were three inmates, namely, Owino Okoth, Nicholas Auma Obonyo and Richard Ngenyo from the Naivasha Maximum Prison. They had several prayers, but I will read two.
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